Hosoi Garden Mortuary

84, of Honolulu, a retired draftsman for the Board of Water Supply and owner of Fukuya Deli and Catering, passed away on March 23, 2024 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son, Arrison Iwahiro; daughter, Keri Anne Iwahiro; and grandchildren, Lance Martin, Tobi Martin, Sara Iwahiro and Hannah Iwahiro. Visitation at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Service begins at 6:00 p.m.

Roland Kanami Tatsuguchi, 93, resident minister of Shinshu Kyokai Mission, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2024. Visitation and a funeral service will be held at Shinshu Kyokai Mission on Sunday, April 28, 2024, with visitation at 10:00 a.m. and funeral at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Shinshu Kyokai Mission in his memory. Roland dedicated his life and studies to Jodo Shinshu, serving at Shinshu Kyokai for 63 years. He was born on November 1, 1930, in P?waa on Aloha Lane (now Kaheka Street) to Reverends Goki and Yoshiko Tatsuguchi. He received his B.A. in Sociology from Baker University, M.A. in Sociology from the University of Kansas,...

67, of Wahiawa, a Gulf War Army veteran and retired Sergeant First Class for the U.S. Army, passed away on March 11, 2024 at Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by his wife, Darlene-Anette; sons, Corey (Chelsey) and Tracey (Misty); daughter, Teri-Lynn "Michan" Nakashima; brother, Mark; sister, Mari Kotake; and three grandchildren. Visitation at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Service begins at 6:00 p.m.

79, of Manoa, peacefully passed away on March 8, 2024 with his family at his bedside. George was a proud graduate of Kaimuki High School and the University of Hawaii. He retired from federal service as a Supervisory IT Specialist, US Army Pacific. He was an avid tennis player, Pack 33 Cub Scouts and Troop 33 Boy Scouts volunteer, youth baseball and softball coach, baseball umpire and makule league softball catcher. George was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife Susan, son Mark (Lisa) Nakagawa, daughter Shelley (Bennett) Loui and grandchildren Reyn, Alyssa, Matthew, Shawn and Katie. Private family services were held. No Koden.

"Hank", born in Lihue, Kauai in 1928, of Yoshikatsu Murata (Kumamoto) and Kikue (Horiuchi) Asakura (Hiroshima); attended McKinley HS on Oahu, where he met Juliet Kitahara. A good story teller, he loved fishing, hunting, and was a skeet shooting champion. I am grateful that Mom and Dad sent us to Maryknoll School. BEST Dad ever! Dad passed quietly into the light March 8, 2024, at 96, in Ewa Beach. I see him shore fishing in the sunset. SPECIAL THANKS to Glenn & Agnes Goya, caregivers. Relatives: Jane Kihara (sister), Daughters: Ellen Murata, Lynn Murata Tsang [Tony Tsang], Grandsons: Gary Sakuma, Paul Sakuma, Jasmine Sakuma DECEASED: Former Wife: Juliet Murata; JoAnn (Murata) Sakuma...

87, of Kailua, a retired special education teacher for Kailua High School, passed away on March 7, 2024 at Adventist Health Castle. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter, Liane (Steve) Freitas; brothers, William (Sue) and Thomas (Marian) Sato; sisters, Judy Omiya and Florence (Dennis) Kawamata; grandchildren, Chelsea Kamai and Carli (Michael-Joshua) Akiona; and great-granddaughter, Loujain. Visitation at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Service begins at 6:00 p.m.

96, of Honolulu, an Army veteran and retired engineer technician for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, passed away on March 6, 2024 at Kahala Nui. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son, Kerry (Audrey); grandchildren, Kyle (Christina) Yoneshige and Mindy (Eric) Pililaao; and great-granddaughter, Keakealani. Private services were held.

Bow Chu (Leong) Goto born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 23, 1938 died on March 1, 2024 also in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended Lincoln Elementary School, Aliiolani Elementary School, Stevenson Intermediate School, Roosevelt High School, the University of Hawaii, and a summer semester at the University of Georgia. While in Aliiolani Elementary School she acquired a love of hula which stayed with her and was a source of several close friends. Bow Chu married Arthur Goto in Honolulu on July 31, 1960. In addition to Honolulu, Bow Chu lived with her spouse in Germany, several Army bases in the Southeast, and in Athens, Ga. As a volunteer in Baumholder, she and a colleague started a...